Rashmitha Dachepally, MD
Assistant Professor, Division of Critical Care
As a pediatric cardiac intensivist, my research focuses on the outcomes of children with heart disease. I leverage large databases and predictive analytics with AI to investigate how perioperative factors influence mortality and morbidity. Additionally, I examine the effects of psychosocial and physical morbidities on the quality of life, as well as the behavioral and emotional well-being of both children with complex congenital heart disease and their parents. My work also includes studying psychological support strategies for parents in the cardiac ICU.
About Dr. Dachepally
Medical School
Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, TL, India
Residency
West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Fellowship
Arkansas Children’s Hospital University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
Cleveland Clinic Children’s Cleveland, OH
- Outcomes of Heart Disease in Children: Utilizing predictive analytics and AI within large databases to identify and understand perioperative factors that critically impact mortality and morbidity in pediatric patients.
- Quality of Life and Well-Being: Investigating how psychosocial and physical morbidities affect the overall quality of life and emotional and behavioral health of children with complex congenital heart disease.
- Family Impact and Support: Focusing on the emotional and psychological effects on parents of children with heart disease and developing effective psychological support mechanisms within the cardiac ICU environment.
- Data-Driven Healthcare Improvements: Applying data analysis to enhance treatment protocols and care strategies, ultimately aiming to improve patient and family outcomes in pediatric cardiac care.
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Society for Critical Care Medicine
- Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society
- American Federation for Medical Research
- Co-Author, Manuscript Selected for Young Investigator Award, Society of Cardiology & Cardiac Surgery (SOCCS) Program, AAP National Conference & Exhibition, Washington DC, 2023
- SSPR Trainee Travel, South Regional Meeting, 2022
- Judge, Martin E. Weiss Resident Research Competition, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 2018
- Best Resident Teaching Award, Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV, 2015
- First Place, Poster Presentation, WV AAP Chapter, Roanoke, WV, 2015
- Second Place, Oral Presentation on Research Day, Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV, 2015
- First Place, 22nd IAP Quiz, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Telangana, India, 2009